Want to keep employees? Show them they're valued

Be grateful even when you are in a bad mood | Read more from S. Chris Edmonds on SmartBrief on Leadership | 4 ways AI can assist in strategic planning Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( November 24, 2021 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [Be grateful even when you are in a bad mood]( Gratitude is such a powerful force that simply trying to act grateful can be beneficial even when you don't particularly feel in the mood, writes Dan Rockwell. "Act your way into feeling instead of feeling your way into acting," Rockwell writes. Full Story: [Leadership Freak]( (11/22) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Want to keep employees? Show them they're valued]( Standard employee retention efforts like pay and well-being programs are insufficient approaches to high turnover when we know that many employees quit because they don't feel valued, S. Chris Edmonds says in this blog post and [video](. "First, embrace this mantra: Employees of all generations desire and deserve workplaces where they are respected and validated for their ideas, efforts and contributions, every day," Edmonds says. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (11/23) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Read more]( from S. Chris Edmonds on SmartBrief on Leadership [] Strategic Management [] [4 ways AI can assist in strategic planning]( Strategic judgment can be optimized when humans benefit from artificial intelligence and other technologies that identify emerging trends and growth opportunities while smoothing out biases, says Nicholas Northcote, a former McKinsey strategy researcher. "One of the greatest difficulties with strategy is that human behavior, whether consciously or not, often gets in the way of good choices," Northcote says. Full Story: [McKinsey]( (11/23) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Smarter Communication [] [How the hero's journey can motivate your audience]( Positive stories can be informative and help listeners see themselves on the classic hero's journey, both of which build engagement and persuasion, writes Dan Roam. "[I]f you want people to do well at something, if you positively frame the original opportunity or challenge, as opposed to negatively framing it, people's action will be much more positive, and will deliver a far better result," Roam writes. Full Story: [Next Big Idea Club Magazine]( (11/22) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Use this game to become a better off-the-cuff speaker]( Being able to speak off-the-cuff with little preparation can help you connect more effectively and reduce your reliance on notes, writes Amy Boone. One way is to make the conversation into a game, for which Boone provides an example. Full Story: [The Ethos3 Blog]( (11/22) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Featured Content Sponsored Content from The Grossman Group [People-first leadership takes adaptability, attention]( The pandemic has ushered in urgency when it comes to leadership that is resilient, adaptable and open to rapid change. David Grossman's book Heart First: Lasting Leader Lessons from a Year that Changed Everything shares examples of leadership that rose above the circumstances of the pandemic to build more adaptable, happy teams. [Read the blog post]( to learn more about what he had to say about the inspiration and catalyst for writing this book. [] In Their Own Words [] [Amazon CEO says he's about staying grounded]( Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tried several careers before a desperate Amazon recruiter found his resume in 1997, and he's managed to survive and ascend while making no discernible enemies along the way. "I know that there are a number of things I haven't encountered and I'm sure I'll encounter over time, but I feel grounded in who I am and what matters to me, and I'll remain true to that," Jassy says. Full Story: [Vanity Fair]( (11/23) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [The woman behind the Gerber baby turns 95]( The famous Gerber baby was based off a 1928 sketch of 4-month-old Ann Turner Cook by her neighbor Dorothy Hope Smith, although her identity was not revealed until 50 years later. Cook, who is 95, was a longtime Florida teacher who has written novels in retirement. 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